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“South, sir … towards Blackburn Alley”

“Did the hack have any discerning marks?”

“No … not a one, oh, sir, sir … ye have to save her!” Bean cried

“Save her? Who …?” Scott had just arrived fro roo sad, what the devil has she done now?”

“Come on, I’ll explain on the way,” the duke said and turned to the old retainer eyeing Bean with soo with him You will be fine”

Bean looked up at hiht with ye on it”

“Depend on it, lad,” the duke said and nodded to the elderly retainer as he pushed Scott forward and said, “Do you kno to handle a pistol, Scott, my man?”

“Greith guns inon?”

“Right then,” the duke answered and led hi As they got inside he said, “Blackburn Alley as fast as you can go” He turned to Scott, and his voice was a low threat “A man or two dies today”

“What?” Scott was now beside himself

“They took Felicia and Becky, and I have no doubt it was the two men that escaped us the day we found and rescued Becky froe”

“How?” Scott sat forward now, fear taking over his features

“I auess that this day’s as a crime of chance” He secured his pistol in his belt and handed a gun to Scott “Are you up to it?”

“Someone took Flip and my Becky? By damn, I am up to it!”

~ Twenty-Three ~